Sermons

Artificial Intelligence is here. Pastor Joshua will explore the ethical and theological

implications of AI, or he might just ask AI to do it and report back.

The Reverend Anne Gardner will offer a reflection on her experience of walking the

famed 500-mile Camino de Santiago. She wrote a book about this extraordinary

journey, titled And So I Walked. The book recounts both the challenges of completing a

long-distance hike as well as the emotional and spiritual undercurrents her time on the

trail revealed. Gardner currently runs the chaplaincy program at Harvard-Westlake, a

private independent high school in Los Angeles. Prior to accepting this position, she

spent twelve years as the Director of Spiritual and Religious Life at Phillips Academy,

Andover. For many years, Gardner has worked as a freelance writer, crafting pieces for

various outlets, including NPR, The Boston Globe, The Providence Journal, and the

National Catholic Reporter, among others.

This is the holiest time of the year for our Jewish siblings, the High Holy Days. Pastor

Joshua will talk about what these “Days of Awe,” as they are also known, represent

theologically and through the lens of current events.

Ritual grounds us in life’s natural rhythm. This reflection by guest speaker Kiki Wiley invites
us to see each mindful act as an opportunity to return to presence.

Pastor Joshua was an improvisation actor for a few years in Ohio and Moscow. In this
service, he will ask us to think about implementing some fundamentals of improv to help
make this congregational year our greatest yet